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Thanks mate - much appreciated.

I need to drill a few small holes in my artex ceiling to move my router and satellite feed to another room. I know the risk are small but I want to avoid any unnecessary exposure - any advice on how to minimise the risk would be appreciated. I have heard that drilling into shaving foam is an...

Thanks very much for confirming (I suppose it is little different to adding a 2 gang electric socket to a ring main). As the switch is directly on the lighting circuit, I have access to neutral (which seems to be a huge benefit, when it comes to buying smart switches). There is no connector at...

Hi there. I would be really grateful for some advice re replacing an old-style fluorescent PIR floodlight. I live in a bungalow and, in my kitchen, there are two wires that come down from the roof and enter a switch on the wall. Out of that switch, runs a third wire that goes through the wall...

Thanks for that, Mottie - exactly the situation I am in. May I ask what extractor fan you have, please? Not wishing to get to overcomplicated but: Say you have an override timer for 5 minutes, which you pull. If the humidity goes over the threshold, during that time, will the fan continue...

Thanks for that - Envirovent seem to do exactly what I want, here: https://www.extractorfanworld.co.uk/envirovent-sil100htp12v-silent-extractor-fan-with-humidistat--pull-cord-4349-p.asp Unfortunately, our bathroom is a bungalow extension with a flat roof so I have to disregard the inline fan...

Thanks ever so much for everyone's input - really appreciate it. A lot to digest but I am certainly glad I did as it seems that just buying an extractor fan is less straightforward than I anticipated. Having read everything, I think that I would like a humidistat as we leave wet towels in the...

Hi there. I desperately need to fit an extractor fan in my bathroom - at the moment, we just keep opening the window, which is not really enough (we have started to get black mould, now that the weather has turned colder). I was just wondering whether had any experience of getting one with a...

Hi there. I am thinking of properly doing my loft up (at last) but would be really grateful for some initial advice. It is a 1930s bungalow with 2x4 joists. There are patchy bits of fibreglass in areas and other parts filled with vermiculite - there are various bits of boards in parts and...

Thank you all very much. Unfortunately, the garage really is dropping to bits - it is a mix of breeze blocks and bricks with a sort of stony cement on the outside that has fallen away over the years. I guess my first port of call is to give the council a ring and ask for some initial advice...

Hi there. I have an old garage, with corrugated asbestos roof, that I want removing (380cms wide, 670cms long, 260cms tall). I want roof and walls removing but am happy to leave the concreate base as it is. Firstly, I would be really grateful for a very rough ballpark figure for the work (I...

I currently have one of the old fashioned floodlights that has just blown a bulb and was thinking of replacing it with an LED version. There is a switch on my lighting circuit that sends a wire outside the house to the current floodlight. I think I would like to add a few more spotlights at...

Hi there. I am currently messing round with Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi and am thinking about doing something about the fluorescent tube light in my kitchen. Ideally, I want an led replacement that can do the following: 1. Come on automatically, at say 50%, as soon as HA predicts it is...

Bit of a development - I contacted Ikea and they have offered to replace my hinges for free (seems that the ones I have are an old design and then new version does not have the problem with the screws falling out). Thanks ever so much for everyone's help - learnt a lot about screw sizes, which...

Hi there. I have a number Ikea Pax wardrobes, of which the retaining screw has been lost from four of them. I took one of the existing screws to Ikea and they could not help as they have since changed the design of the hinges since I bought them. Can anyone possibly help me find out how to...

I have become quite aware of asbestos, recently, and having done quite a lot of research, have realised that it seems to be everywhere. I had no idea it was in artex and vinyl. I am now staring to think back of past DIY jobs that I have done in the past - putting up shelves, drilling a new...

Thanks for that - I went out and bought an asbestos mask, just in case! The problem is, with the knowledge that it was safe, I bagged up a load to put down down a load of fibreglass insulation in its place - I was worried that the dust could have covered everything in my loft, which is quite...

Hi there. I found some vermiculite last year, in my loft. After an internet search and shi**ing my pants for a bit, I sent some off and it came back negative (I took samples from a couple of places). However, I happened to come across a Canadian website that suggests that vermiculite can give...

Due to Lockdown, I am thinking of doing up our house a bit but I am rather concerned about asbestos. Just as a precaution, I would prefer to pay for an asbetsos survey before I touch anything. How do I go about finding a reputable company for this (I am based in Essex)? It is such a serious...

Panic over the blade is indeed 20mm. I bought a 60-tooth blade and the cut was pretty impressive.